How to Connect a Domain to Hosting

So you've finally decided to create your own website, chosen a good name for it and bought hosting. Now you need the browser to show exactly the site you have uploaded to that hosting. To make it easier, below we explain how to register and set up a .ua domain.

Choosing a domain

• go to the "Domain prices" section on ukr.host;
• in the "Find a suitable domain" form, enter the name you want to register;
• tick the .UA zone;
• click "Check";

After a couple of seconds you will see whether the domain is available. If there is a green plus next to "Register", click it. If not, click "Back to search" and try to come up with another name.
Let's assume the name was available and we registered it. Now you only need to enter some details to point it to your hosting, i.e. to the place where your website will physically be located.

Finding the details for pointing a domain to hosting

There are several options:

• point it to an IP address;
• set NS servers;

You can decide which of the two to use yourself or ask your hosting provider. If you are not sure, we recommend setting NS servers. You will find them in the email you received after ordering hosting, or you can ask UkrHost technical support.

Adding DNS records

• log in to your account on the UkrHost website;
• open the "Domain management" section;
• open the settings of the domain you want to change;
• click "Change NS servers";
• in the "1st server name" field, enter your first NS server, and so on;

You don't need to fill in the IPv4 and IPv6 fields unless you use child name servers; we will cover those in a separate article.

Adding the domain to the hosting control panel

The last step is to add the domain to your hosting account. Log in to Plesk, open "Websites & Domains" and click "Add domain".
That's it: now copy all your site files to the website folder.